Activists Shut London’s Tower Bridge Before Mass Climate Protest
Climate activists from Extinction Rebellion on Tower Brigde, in London.
Photographer: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images
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Supporters of the environmental action group Extinction Rebellion blocked London’s Tower Bridge on Friday, a day before mass protests are scheduled to sweep the U.K. capital.
Demonstrators hung a giant banner carrying the slogan “End Fossil Fuels Now” from the bridge, bringing traffic across a main gateway to the City of London to a standstill. Two people used suspension cords to abseil from the London landmark and release red flares.